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Sydney · Floods & storms

Floods & storms, 1951

1,485 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 75

Cathedral Floodlit for First Time

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 5

SUBMARINE: Chief Petty Officer G. Greer helps Able Seaman Ken Simner into his immersion suit on board the British submarine Thorough off Sydney Heads. The suits are worn if the crew have to escape. CATHEDRAL: St. Mary's Cathedral was floodlit last night for the first time. At the cathedral to-night…

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Cathedral floodlit

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 October 1951 · page 5

ST. MARY'S Cathedral floodlit last night to mark the enshrinement in the…

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Blackout in storm

The Sun · Sunday 14 October 1951 · page 3

MANY theatre-goers were drenched by a sudden storm which burst over Sydney at…

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Storm Drenches Theatre Crowds

Truth · Sunday 14 October 1951 · page 2

Homewerd-bound theatre crowds were drenched during a sudden thunderstorm in the city last night…

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PERSIA — Storm Of Criticism

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 14 October 1951 · page 10

WITH THE FINAL evacuation of British oil men from Persia, critics during the week have described British policy there as completely routed. THESE are the main lines…

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Quick storm may have caused loss

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 October 1951 · page 21

A thunderstorm which broke at Randwick yesterday had caused the defeat of Carriole. Mr. A. V. Meehan…

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Thunderstorms Likely Later

Truth · Sunday 14 October 1951 · page 36

Afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected to follow fine, warm and sultry…

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Escape from sub. in flooded dock

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 14 October 1951 · page 15

Two Navy mew wall escape from the flooded conning tower of a submerged submarine in Sydney on October 27…

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Thunderstorms Likely Later

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 3

Hot weather in Sydney today should be followed by local thunderstorms arid some…

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Thunderstorms Likely Later

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 3

Hot weather in Sydney today should be followed by local thunderstorms and some…

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Thunderstorms Likely Later

Daily Mirror · Tuesday 16 October 1951 · page 3

Hot weather in Sydney today should be followed by local thunderstorms and some…

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Cheap-labor import flood

Tribune · Wednesday 17 October 1951 · page 1

A flood of cheap imports is a further factor in the developing crisis. Menzies, on his return from America with the dollar loan, attacked what…

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Storms Kill 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 3

ROME, Oct. 18 (A.A.P.). —Violent storms ravaging southern Italy, Sardinia, and Sicily have killed 25 persons…

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Storm Toll in S. Italy

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 October 1951 · page 2

ROME, Thurs.--Twentyfive people, have died in violent storm ssweeping wide areas in southern Italy,…

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What to do in a thunderstorm

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 October 1951 · page 9

LAST weekend during a heavy thunderstorm in Sydney a man was temporarily paralysed…

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Storm Aid in Italy

The Daily Telegraph · Sunday 21 October 1951 · page 7

ROME, Sat.--The Italian Government yesterday voted 2,000,000,000 lire (£A.1,335,000) as emergency aid…

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36 Die In 4 Days Of Storms

The Sunday Herald · Sunday 21 October 1951 · page 3

ROME, Oct. 20 (A.A.P.). —The Italian Government yesterday set aside 2,000 million lire (£A1,437,500)…

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Saboteurs Flood Pitch Delhi

The Sun · Sunday 21 October 1951 · page 5

Saboteurs flooded the pitch at Amritsar last night and delayed play today between…

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Sudan Again Africa's Storm Centre

Daily Mirror · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 6

LONDON, Mon. (I.N.S.).--The future of more than 8,000,000 people--and the sticking quality of postage stamps--are involved in the Anglo-Egyptian dispute over the Sudan…

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Record Five-day Storm Kills 100 in Italy

The Sun · Monday 22 October 1951 · page 6

ROME, Monday.--Over 100 people have died in the worst storm in the central Mediterranean area for 50 years…

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